US20110155701A1 - Apparatus and method for consolidation welding - Google Patents

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US20110155701A1
US20110155701A1 US13/062,173 US200913062173A US2011155701A1 US 20110155701 A1 US20110155701 A1 US 20110155701A1 US 200913062173 A US200913062173 A US 200913062173A US 2011155701 A1 US2011155701 A1 US 2011155701A1
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Stefan Samstag
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K20/00—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating
    • B23K20/10—Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating making use of vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic welding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K11/00—Resistance welding; Severing by resistance heating
    • B23K11/002—Resistance welding; Severing by resistance heating specially adapted for particular articles or work
    • B23K11/0026—Welding of thin articles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/02—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections
    • H01R43/0207—Ultrasonic-, H.F.-, cold- or impact welding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/02—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections
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  • the invention concerns a method and an apparatus for consolidation welding of an electrical conductor, in particular to an electrical terminal, e.g. an electrical pin or socket contact, preferably for resistance-monitored circuitry in a motor vehicle.
  • an electrical terminal e.g. an electrical pin or socket contact
  • a welding die is delimited by ceramic jaws, which during the welding process stand on the side of a bottom electrode of the welding apparatus.
  • a connection zone of the electrical terminal is adjusted to a width of the electrodes (top and bottom electrodes), or the width of the electrodes is adjusted to a width of the connection zone.
  • the electrical conductor of a cable consisting of multiple individual wires, is pressed by a movable top electrode, which is slightly narrower than the bottom electrode, onto the connection zone of the terminal, and is distributed over the whole width of the electrical connection zone.
  • DE 37 19 083 C1 discloses such a method and a corresponding apparatus for consolidation welding of strands of an electrical conductor, a compression chamber, in which the strands are welded to each other by ultrasonic effect, being formed by means of a sonotrode, two anvils and a crosshead.
  • the first anvil is arranged directly over a sonotrode surface so that it can move horizontally, and forms a first anvil surface with its face.
  • the second anvil is directly next to the sonotrode, is arranged so that it can move vertically, and forms a second anvil surface with a side surface.
  • the crosshead which is mounted on the second anvil, forms a third anvil surface with an underside.
  • the three anvil surfaces and the sonotrode surface form the compression chamber, in which the strands are welded.
  • a consolidation welding method of strands onto an electrical terminal is not provided.
  • DE 3 437 749 A1 discloses a method and an apparatus for consolidation welding of strands of an electrical conductor onto a support, the strands being welded to each other by ultrasonic effect, and simultaneously welded to the support.
  • the support is arranged on an anvil, a compression chamber, into which the strands are inserted, being formed by means of two jaws which are arranged movably over the support.
  • a sonotrode which welds the strands together onto the support, can be moved into the compression chamber from a side opposite the anvil.
  • a width of the consolidated strands on the support always corresponds to a width of a free end of the sonotrode; this means that if this width is to be changed, the sonotrode must be replaced by a different form of sonotrode.
  • US 2008/0032569 and EP 1 771 274 A2 disclose a method and an apparatus for ultrasonic consolidation welding of strands of an electrical conductor to a support, the strands and the support being put into a compression chamber of the welding apparatus together.
  • a horizontally movable delimiting element for the compression chamber is moved forward on a sonotrode surface as far as a second delimiting element, which is arranged directly next to the sonotrode, until a width of the compression chamber corresponds essentially to a width of the support.
  • the second delimiting element which is movable vertically along the sonotrode, has, in its side facing away from the sonotrode, a projecting, horizontally movable anvil, the second delimiting element and the anvil being moved forward until the compression chamber is essentially sealed off in the direction of the perimeter.
  • a width of the consolidated strands on the support always corresponds to a width of the support; this means that if this width is to be changed, a support with a different width must be used.
  • the object of the invention is achieved by means of an apparatus and by a method for consolidation welding of an electrical conductor, in particular to an electrical terminal, preferably for resistance-monitored circuitry of a motor vehicle, according to Claim 1 or Claim 9 . Additional embodiments of the invention are given in the dependent claims.
  • the apparatus has a bottom tool on which a conductor section to be consolidated can be arranged, and a top tool which is movable in a plane, a width of the conductor section to be consolidated being variably adjustable by means of the top tool and the bottom tool.
  • the top tool and preferably also the bottom tool are constructed in two parts, both the top tool and the bottom tool having a movable or deformable welding tool, which is movable or deformable in such a way that, working with a different welding tool of the bottom tool and top tool respectively, they seal off a compression chamber, defined by the width of the conductor section to be consolidated, in a direction of the perimeter of the compression chamber.
  • the movable or deformable welding tool of the top tool and of the bottom tool is a welding jaw, which is preferably ceramic.
  • the other welding tools of the top tool and of the bottom tool are welding devices, corresponding to each other, for an electrical or ultrasonic welding method, i.e. in the form of electrodes or a sonotrode and an anvil.
  • the welding jaws are not pressed onto an electrical connection zone of the terminal as in the prior art, but onto the appropriate welding device.
  • both welding devices are of wider form than the electrical terminal or the width of the electrical conductor section to be consolidated.
  • the welding jaws of the top tool and of the bottom tool are preferably arranged movably relative to the other welding device in the top tool and in the bottom tool respectively.
  • the welding device and welding jaw of the top tool and of the bottom tool are directly adjacent to each other, with a common side, and are supported elastically.
  • the two welding jaws are arranged essentially diagonally to each other, and the two welding devices are essentially opposite each other.
  • an electrical terminal can be positioned on the welding device of the bottom tool, on the connection zone of which the section to be consolidated of the electrical conductor can be provided.
  • the compression chamber is formed on the connection zone of the terminal.
  • the top tool can be carried on/in a holder, its welding jaw being carried elastically on/in the holder.
  • the bottom tool can also be carried on/in a holder, its welding jaw also being carried elastically on/in the holder.
  • the holder of the top tool, or the top tool can be moved in two directions, which are essentially perpendicular to each other, preferably vertical and horizontal.
  • the electrical conductor section to be consolidated is positioned on the terminal. Additionally, the compression chamber, the width of which is variable, is formed around the conductor section to be consolidated by the welding jaw of the bottom tool and the welding device and welding jaw of the top tool. The consolidation welding method is then carried out, the conductor section to be consolidated being consolidated and welded.
  • an electrical terminal can be provided on the welding tool of the bottom tool.
  • the conductor section to be consolidated is then positioned on an electrical connection zone of the terminal.
  • the welding jaw of the top tool is at least partly placed on the connection zone of the terminal, in such a way that the width of the compression chamber on the connection zone is limited.
  • the compression chamber is then formed on the connection zone by the top tool welding device, which is displaceable relative to the top tool welding jaw, and the bottom tool welding jaw, which is displaceable relative to the bottom tool welding device.
  • an insulation crimp of the electrical terminal with the electrical conductor can be produced by a crimping tool of the apparatus according to the invention; i.e. the crimp clips of the terminal are closed.
  • an apparatus for consolidation welding, which makes different weld widths possible on an electrical terminal or on an electrical connection of a lead frame without replacing mechanical components; i.e. the weld widths are completely automatically adjustable according to the invention.
  • terminals with connection zones of different widths can be processed without replacing components.
  • This also means that the same connection zones can be used for a wide range of different sizes of conductors.
  • a process, which was previously included upstream, of consolidating the electrical conductor can be omitted.
  • the top electrode and bottom electrode can be wider and/or more solid than in the prior art, which considerably increases the useful life of the electrodes.
  • the apparatus By means of the apparatus according to the invention and the method according to the invention, it is possible to connect a comparatively thin conductor electrically to a comparatively wide connection zone. Also, in the case of electrical conductors of different thickness, an identical welding surface can be achieved, or depending on the size ratios of the conductor (cross-section) and the electrical connection zone (area), a welding surface can be adjusted.
  • the invention is advantageous for electrical signal contacts, e.g. for an airbag or a sensor connection in a motor vehicle, since such electrical circuits are usually resistance-monitored, and according to the invention an electrical resistance can be set precisely. Thus failures or malfunctions of the affected electrical or electronic device are avoided.
  • FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of an apparatus for consolidation welding of an electrical conductor to an electrical terminal, and a sequence of a corresponding method
  • FIGS. 2 to 7 show an apparatus according to the prior art for consolidation welding, and an associated method sequence
  • FIGS. 8 to 15 show an apparatus according to the invention for consolidation welding, and an associated method sequence according to the invention.
  • the invention is explained in more detail on the basis of an apparatus and a method for consolidation welding of an electrical conductor to an electrical socket contact, proceeding from the prior art shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 through 7 .
  • the invention is not intended to be restricted to such a socket contact, but to include electrical connections and electrical terminals generally. This concerns, for example, a terminal on an electrical pin contact, a terminal or an electrical lead frame.
  • the invention is also not restricted to applications in the automotive sector.
  • the invention is also explained in more detail on the basis of an apparatus and a method for electrical resistance consolidation welding.
  • the invention is not intended to be restricted to such an apparatus and such a method, but can also be applied to other welding apparatuses and welding methods.
  • FIG. 1 shows, in a three-dimensional view, a basic structure of an apparatus 1 for consolidation welding.
  • Multiple electrical terminals 10 coming from the left (with reference to FIG. 1 ), are fed via a feed device to the apparatus 1 , to be connected electrically to a cable 30 .
  • a support strip 110 of the terminals 10 has transport openings 112 , by means of which the support strip 110 can be moved forward into a welding range of the consolidation welding apparatus 1 .
  • a free end section of the electrical cable 30 is placed on a rear section of the terminal 10 , in which case a stripped free end section of an electrical conductor 304 of the cable 30 comes to rest on an electrical connection zone 104 of the terminal 10 .
  • a region, which is still electrically insulated, of the cable 30 is in the region of two crimp clips 102 of the terminal 10 .
  • the crimp clips 102 are closed by means of a crimping tool 20 , which for example can be in the form of a bending punch, resulting in a mechanically strong connection of the cable 30 to the electrical terminal 10 via its electrical insulation 302 .
  • the terminal 10 is separated from its support strip 110 , i.e. the crimping tool 20 separates the terminal 10 from the support strip 110 .
  • two lateral welding jaws 50 and two electrodes 40 are moved forward onto the region to be welded between the conductor 304 and the connection zone 104 of the terminal 10 .
  • the free end section of the conductor 304 is consolidated and welded to the connection zone 104 of the terminal 10 .
  • the cable 30 which is connected to the terminal 10 frictionally by means of the crimp clips 102 and materially in one piece with it by means of consolidation welding, is removed from the consolidation welding apparatus 1 and can be guided to further processing.
  • a further electrical terminal 10 is inserted into the consolidation welding apparatus 1 .
  • FIGS. 2 to 7 show a consolidation welding apparatus 1 and an associated method of consolidation welding according to the prior art.
  • the two welding jaws 50 are moved forward into their respective working positions.
  • the two welding jaws 50 are moved downward (with reference to FIG. 3 ), and then by a sideways movement put with a free end onto the bottom electrode 420 and the terminal 10 .
  • the terminal 10 in the welding range, with the electrical conductor 304 is approximately as wide as the bottom electrode 420 .
  • the bottom electrode 420 must be matched to a width of the terminal 10 in the region of its connection zone 104 .
  • connection zones 104 of different widths are to be used, the bottom electrode 420 must be adjusted, i.e. replaced. This also applies to the top electrode 410 .
  • the movement of the respective welding jaw 50 is again indicated by arrows.
  • the conductor 304 is then mechanically pre-compressed by means of the movable top electrode 410 .
  • any play between the terminal 10 and a welding surface 422 of the bottom electrode 420 is eliminated, so that the bottom electrode 420 , the terminal 10 , the conductor 304 and the top electrode 410 adjoin each other with pressure, the two electrodes 40 clamping the conductor 304 and the terminal 10 between them.
  • the electrical conductor 304 is clamped in an essentially 90° direction, so that a lateral movement of the electrical conductor 304 out of the welding range is impossible because of the welding jaws 50 .
  • mechanical precompression an initially essentially circular electrical stranded conductor consisting of multiple single wires is compressed, and its shape becomes more and more rectangular.
  • the mechanical precompression of the electrical conductor 304 is controlled through a placement height h A . This means that if the placement height h A is reached, the mechanical precompression is stopped (see FIG. 4 ), and the actual consolidation welding method can take place.
  • a welding voltage U 40 is applied for a time span ⁇ t 40 .
  • the top electrode 410 presses in the direction of the bottom electrode 420 with a force, so that a cross-section reduction of the electrical conductor 304 because of melting of the conductor 304 in the welding range can be compensated for.
  • the top electrode 410 moves by an amount ⁇ h 410 in the direction of the bottom electrode 420 . If the value ⁇ h 410 exceeds a certain value, the welding process is interrupted (setting distance cutoff). A check can be made via the welding time ⁇ t 40 .
  • the apparatus 1 according to the invention and method according to the invention shown in FIGS. 8 to 15 for consolidation welding differ from the prior art essentially in that the welding tools 40 ; 50 ; 410 , 420 ; 510 , 520 of the apparatus 1 are differently configured and differently movable.
  • the welding tools 410 , 510 in particular a welding device 410 and a welding jaw 510 , are combined in a top tool 2
  • the welding tools 420 , 520 in particular a further welding device 420 and a further welding jaw 520
  • the welding devices 410 , 420 are electrodes 410 , 420 .
  • the welding jaws 510 , 520 are ceramic jaws 510 , 520 .
  • the respective two welding tools 410 , 420 ; 510 , 520 of the top tool 2 and of the bottom tool 3 can be provided independently of each other or, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 15 , be adjacent to each other.
  • the welding jaw 510 , 520 is movably provided on a side of the appropriate welding device 410 , 420 .
  • the welding jaw 510 and welding device 410 can be provided in a holder 60 , which in this embodiment is in the form of an electrode holder 60 .
  • the welding jaw 520 and welding device 420 can also be received in a preferably fixed holder 70 . In this case the holder 70 is again an electrode holder 70 .
  • the whole holder 60 or the top tool 2 has at least two translational degrees of freedom (see crossed double arrows in FIG. 8 ), it being preferred that the holder 60 or top tool 2 is movable horizontally and vertically.
  • the welding jaw 510 is held elastically on/in the holder 60 in a guide 62 , preferably by means of a compression spring (not shown in FIG. 8 ), and can move linearly relative to the holder 60 and/or the welding device 410 (see double arrow in the welding jaw 510 in FIG. 8 ).
  • the holder 70 and/or the welding device 420 is preferably held fixed within the apparatus 1 , the welding jaw 520 being held elastically on/in the holder 70 , also in a guide 72 , preferably by means of a compression spring (also not shown in FIG. 8 ), and being able to move linearly relative to the holder 70 and/or the welding device 420 (see double arrow in the welding jaw 520 in FIG. 8 ); thus has at least one translational degree of freedom.
  • the two welding jaws 510 , 520 are provided essentially diagonally opposite each other at every instant during the execution of the method according to the invention.
  • a compression chamber 45 for a section 305 to be consolidated of the conductor 304 and in the welding method to be carried out on the bottom welding device 420 (not shown in FIG. 8 ) and/or on the electrical terminal 10 , there is a certain overlap of the two welding jaws 510 , 520 .
  • the two welding devices 410 , 420 are essentially opposite each other in an idle position, whereas in the formation of the compression chamber 45 and in the welding method to be carried out, the two welding devices 410 , 420 are offset relative to each other. This means (with reference to FIG. 8 ) that a left-hand edge of the welding surface 412 of the top welding device 410 and a right-hand edge of the welding surface 422 of the bottom welding device 420 overlap.
  • the welding jaws 510 , 520 have appropriate lateral delimiting surfaces 514 , 524 .
  • the two welding surfaces 412 , 422 and the two delimiting surfaces 514 , 524 in each case are arranged essentially parallel to each other, the delimiting surfaces 514 , 524 being essentially perpendicular to the welding surfaces 412 , 422 .
  • the welding devices 410 , 420 and welding jaws 510 , 520 are provided with correspondingly configured welding surfaces 412 , 422 and delimiting surfaces 514 , 524 .
  • the holder 60 can have a guide pin 66 , which is guided in a corresponding guide hole 516 or guide (not shown in FIG. 8 ) via a fit feature. This ensures that the welding jaw 510 always fits closely to the welding device 410 . Similarly, the bottom welding jaw 520 can be guided in its holder 70 , which however is not shown in FIG. 8 .
  • the terminal 10 is automatically positioned on the bottom welding device 420 , in such a way that it is adjacent to the bottom welding jaw 520 with a narrow longitudinal side.
  • the terminal 10 which is supplied on a reel, is still fixed to the support strip 110 .
  • the cable 30 which is stripped on its free longitudinal end section, is positioned with its section 305 to be consolidated of its conductor 304 on the connection zone 104 of the terminal 10 (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the section 305 to be consolidated also comes to be as close as possible to the bottom welding jaw 520 .
  • the top tool 2 can already be moving.
  • the top welding tool 410 with its lateral welding jaw 521 , is adjusted to the weld width B 305 , which can be less than a width B 104 of the terminal 10 in the region of its connection zone 104 , by a (mechanical or electrical) motor (see FIGS. 8 to 11 ).
  • a (mechanical or electrical) motor see FIGS. 8 to 11 .
  • the top tool 2 or the holder 60 of the top tool 2 moves to the right in the horizontal direction onto the bottom welding jaw 520 (see FIG. 8 ). If the lateral delimiting surface 514 of the welding jaw 510 for the compression chamber 45 , in the vertical direction, reaches a region (see FIG. 8 ) of the terminal 10 , the sideways movement of the top tool 2 is stopped and it is moved vertically downward (see FIG. 9 ).
  • top welding jaw 510 lands with an edge on the connection zone 104 of the terminal 10 (see FIG. 10 ).
  • the top tool 2 is moved horizontally to the right in the direction of the bottom welding jaw 520 ( FIG. 11 ), until, between the lateral delimiting surfaces 514 , 524 of the two welding jaws 510 , 410 , the weld width B 305 or the width B 305 of the compression chamber 45 is formed. If this is the case, the horizontal movement of the top tool 2 is stopped, and following that the top tool 2 is again moved vertically onto the bottom tool 3 . In this case, the top welding jaw 510 is moved against an elastic force into the holder 60 or along the top welding tool 410 .
  • the top tool 2 is now moved vertically onto the bottom tool 3 , until first the top welding device 410 and the bottom welding jaw 520 touch in an overlap region ( FIG. 12 ), the compression chamber 45 begins to form, and is already completely closed on the connection zone 104 in the peripheral direction. If this is the case, with the vertical movement of the top tool 2 , in addition to the inward movement of the top welding jaw 510 into the holder 60 , an inward movement of the bottom welding jaw 520 into the holder 70 or a movement along the bottom welding tool 420 take place. Finally, the top welding device 410 comes into contact with the section 305 to be consolidated of the conductor 304 , the conductor 304 then being compressed forward for a certain distance by a further movement of the top tool 3 ( FIG. 13 ). With this the compression chamber 45 is finally completely formed.
  • the top tool 2 can preferably be moved away slightly upward and to the left, then to catch the strands by a small movement downward and to the right, and to move them in the direction of the compression chamber 45 which is being formed.
  • Process control of the consolidation welding preferably takes place by measuring the setting distance ⁇ h 410 of the top welding tool 410 or of the top tool 2 or of the holder 60 or of the bottom or top welding jaw 510 , 520 during the consolidation welding. According to the invention, preferably a height of the consolidated section 305 is not determined.
  • the top tool 2 moves back into its initial position, and simultaneously the terminal 10 can be taken from the bottom welding device 420 . This can be done in the same or an opposite direction from which the terminal 10 was placed on the bottom welding device 420 (see arrow in FIG. 8 ). Next, a new electrical terminal 10 can be placed on the bottom welding device 420 , and if required connected electrically to a different size of an electrical conductor 304 and/or a different weld width B 305 .
  • the insulation crimp of the terminal 10 can be done at any time during the method described above. However, it is preferred if the insulation crimp is established when the terminal 10 rests securely on the bottom welding tool 420 ; e.g. is pressed by the top welding tool 410 onto the bottom welding tool 420 . Preferably, the insulation crimp is established before or while the consolidation welding method is carried out. In this case a plunger, which is connected mechanically to the crimping tool 20 , activates a cutting knife which separates the terminal 10 from the support strip 110 . It is of course also possible to establish the insulation crimp before or during the movement of the top tool 2 .
  • the apparatus 1 according to the invention can be set up so that arbitrary intersection regions can be implemented in a horizontal direction, shown in FIGS. 8 to 15 , of the two welding devices 410 , 420 .
  • an idle position of the top welding device 410 is a position directly over the bottom welding device 420 ( FIG. 8 ).
  • the top welding device 410 can be moved relative to the bottom welding device 420 so far that the two welding jaws 510 , 520 do not or cannot touch.

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